/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package org.quality4spl.fm.cvm;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Variable Property</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableProperty#getParentEntity <em>Parent Entity</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableProperty#isOptional <em>Optional</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableProperty#getVisibility <em>Visibility</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableProperty()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface VariableProperty extends VariabilityModelElement, NamedElement {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Parent Entity</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Parent Entity</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Parent Entity</em>' reference.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableProperty_ParentEntity()
	 * @model transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true" derived="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	VariableEntity getParentEntity();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Optional</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Optional</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Optional</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setOptional(boolean)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableProperty_Optional()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isOptional();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableProperty#isOptional <em>Optional</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Optional</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isOptional()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setOptional(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Visibility</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.Visibility}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Visibility</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Visibility</em>' attribute.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.Visibility
	 * @see #setVisibility(Visibility)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableProperty_Visibility()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	Visibility getVisibility();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableProperty#getVisibility <em>Visibility</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Visibility</em>' attribute.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.Visibility
	 * @see #getVisibility()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setVisibility(Visibility value);

} // VariableProperty
